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Returning troops welcomed in NH

It was a special Christmas Day for soldiers who arrived at Pease International Airport.

U.S. Army troops on their way home from Afghanistan arrived to cheers from Pease greeters.

Greeter Richard Dellapaolera said, "The greeters are here for the troops. There's not family members here. We don't know anyone on the plane. So they are truly patriots."

The troops said that is the type of warm welcome that makes them realize just how much the people back at home appreciate what they do.

After their quick lunch on the ground, it was back on the plane for the troops. They headed to Atlanta, and from there back to their homes across the country. Many of them had been away for six months or more.

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